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GOV.UK Pay

UK government digital payment service providing a REST API for accepting card payments, managing payment links, and processing refunds for government digital services. Built and operated by the Government Digital Service (GDS), GOV.UK Pay enables over 1,500 public sector organisations to take payments securely without managing their own PCI DSS compliance.

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GOV.UK Pay API

REST API for accepting card payments, issuing refunds, managing recurring payment agreements, and retrieving payment data for UK public sector organisations.

Pricing Plans

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FinOps

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name: GOV.UK Pay
description: UK government digital payment service providing a REST API for accepting card payments, managing payment links,
  and processing refunds for government digital services. Built and operated by the Government Digital Service (GDS), GOV.UK
  Pay enables over 1,500 public sector organisations to take payments securely without managing their own PCI DSS compliance.
image: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/assets/images/govuk-pay-logo.png
tags:
- Payments
- Government
- UK
- Public Sector
- REST
- PCI DSS
- Refunds
- Recurring Payments
- Webhooks
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/gov-uk-pay/blob/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: GOV.UK Pay API
  description: REST API for accepting card payments, issuing refunds, managing recurring payment agreements, and retrieving
    payment data for UK public sector organisations.
  humanURL: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/
  baseURL: https://publicapi.payments.service.gov.uk/
  tags:
  - Payments
  - Refunds
  - Recurring Payments
  - Disputes
  - MOTO
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://github.com/alphagov/pay-publicapi/blob/master/openapi/publicapi_spec.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/api_reference/#authentication
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/webhooks/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/plans.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/finops.yml
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/alphagov/pay-publicapi
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://payments.statuspage.io/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/terms/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/privacy/
  contact:
  - FN: GOV.UK Pay Support
    url: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/support/
    email: govuk-pay-support@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
maintainers:
- FN: Government Digital Service
  url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-digital-service
  email: govuk-pay-support@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk